Tougher Rules On Pep Pill Makers
In Congress and the administration a crackdown on amphetamines and sedatives tightens controls as officials cite over production and diversion into the black market. New licensing, inspections, and monitoring aim to seal leaks from manufacturers to distributors and retailers.
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Washington
Congress
Claude Pepper
House Committee On
Illinois
Tijuana
Mexico
Tijuana Country Club
St. Louis
New York
Formosa
Hegsin
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Larry Kerness
Bureau
Long Island
N.Y
May Lose Cars In Dope Cases
In Salem Oregon the Marion County Circuit Court began a policy allowing confiscation of cars found with marijuana or other illicit drugs. District Attorney Gary Gortmaker said the court may seize vehicles to deter using cars to transport narcotics. Confiscated cars are sold at sheriff's sales with proceeds going to the county general fund.
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Salem
Ore
Marion County
Dist
Gary Gortmaker
County General Fund
Nixon plans world briefings as Nixon sets world overview for Congress
President Nixon, visiting Florida for a holiday weekend, will meet with Secretary Rogers and others to discuss his forthcoming state of the world message due February 25. A nine mayor committee in San Francisco accuses the Nixon administration of reverse revenue sharing amid federal aid cuts to cities. Meanwhile earthquake damage in California climbs to 1 billion dollars with debris searches ongoing. Apollo 14 astronauts return to Earth, plan two weeks more in isolation. Lon Nol hands over powers in Phnom Penh signaling possible U.S. treatment. A Frankfurt paper reports a plot to kidnap Chancellor Brandt and Minister without Portfolio Horst Ehmke.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Congress
San Francisco
U.S
John V. Lindsay
New York
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Washington
Hoffa reelection doubts amid prison stay in 1969
Miami Beach AP reports a Teamsters official says leaders may try to discourage James R. Hoffa from seeking re election while he remains imprisoned. Harold Gibbons notes possible parole conditions and says Hoffa might be reelected if freed before July while Fitzsimmons positions himself.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Jimmy
Harold Gibbons
St. Louis
Gibbons
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Fitzsimmons
U.S. Justice Department
George Meany
Meany
Kidnap Plot Targeted Willy Brandt and Horst Ehmke
Bonn AP reports police uncovered a plan to kidnap Chancellor Willy Brandt and Minister Horst Ehmke. The plan aimed to hold them until leftist lawyer Horst Mahler, jailed in Berlin over an arson escape case, was freed. No official comment was given.
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Bonn
Frankfurt
Willy Brandt
Angeles
Ter
Cal- Ehmke
Horst Ehmke
Frankfurter Alleemeine Zeitung
Brandt
Ehmke
Horst Mahler
Berlin
Dole says critics rule TV. Nixon attacked by media
Denver AP report notes Republican National Chairman Robert Dole claims critics control network TV by attacking President Nixon. He cites Walter Cronkite and media bias in coverage while defending Nixon's Southeast Asia actions in Laos and Cambodia as crucial to saving American lives amid criticism from both left and some politicians. He predicts continued opposition from leftists and antiwar factions.
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Denver
Robert J. Dole
Dole
CBS
Kansas
Spiro T. Agnew
Lee
Congress
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Capitol
MU Study Defends Farmers at Farm Institute Forum
Des Moines Iowa AP University of Missouri Water Research Center director Dr George E Smith defended agriculture at the National Farm Institute forum. He argued fertilizer use can improve the environment by enhancing crop yields, claiming higher corn production removes CO2 and increases oxygen, countering alarmist views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
University of Missouri Water Research Authority
George E. Smith
Water Research Center
Smith
National Farm Institute Forum
Twitty Takes Sullivan Job In Missouri Panel
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes named Lynn Twitty of Sikeston to the Personnel Advisory Board, replacing A. C. Sullivan Jr. who resigned after Senate confirmation failed due to personal opposition from Sen. Earl R. Blackwell. Sullivan had been staff manager for the Little Hoover Commission and cited district-blocking traditions in his departure.Twitty resides in Sikeston within Sen. Albert M. Spradling's district in Cape Girardeau.
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Twitty
Sullivan
Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
Lynn Twitty
Sikeston
A. C. Sullivan Jr
Senate
Earl R. Blackwell
Hillsboro
Little
Hoover’’ Commission
Blackwell
Albert M. Spradling
Cape Girardeau
Mexico School Lunch Menus Feb 15 19
Hardin and Elementary menus list February 15 no school February 16 barbecued beef whipped potatoes buttered spinach caramel pudding February 17 Italian spaghetti buttered corn gelatine pineapple roll and butter February 18 Hamburger catsup tater tots slaw cinnamon apples filled graham crackers February 19 Fish tartar sauce sweet potatoes buttered green beans fruit bar High School menus: February 15 no school February 16 hot beef sandwich whipped potatoes brown gravy buttered peas carrot sticks gingerbread spaghetti buttered corn lettuce salad hot French bread February 18 catsup tri-taters cabbage carrot raisin slaw applesauce butter cookie February 19 ham cheese grill or salmon croquette tartar sauce sweet potatoes buttered green beans chocolate creme dessert
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Kidney Victim's Final Fling Turns Into Rescue
In San Diego area, Zoe Carmen Hale with poly cystic kidney disease receives a successful kidney transplant from a 15-year-old donor after a dramatic cross-state journey. Her husband Perley Hale spoke of long weeks of operations and grim prognosis before the life-saving surgery at University Hospital in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley Hale
Las Vegas
Hale
San Diego
Gary Lee Goodrich
Children’s Hospital
Gary
California Highway Patrol
Baker
Nevada Line
Gerald W. Hanna
Hales
University Hospital
Welcome Signs Urged By C of C
Mexico Chamber of Commerce urges all downtown merchants to display Welcome MMA Visitors signs this weekend. executive vice president Jim Stowe notes many girls and parents will visit for Missouri Military Academy events. Merchants without signs should contact the Chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MMA
Jim Stowe
Mexico
Man Turns In Grass To Keep From Children
Washington AP report: a man returning from Mexico with 93 pounds of marijuana declared the cargo to U S Customs. He said he bought the drugs to keep them off the street and away from his 14 children. Officials confirmed his story and granted anonymity.
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Washington
U.S
Mexico
Fire Loss Totals for 1970 in Mexico City
City Manager Neil Nielsen reports total property loss by fire in 1970 for Mexico at 22,300 with 184 fire calls. Total damage 12,400 to property and 10,000 to contents, June highest damage with 10,000. August October November show no listed damage.
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Mexico
Neil Nielsen
Nielsen
Area Farmers Attend MU Seminar On Livestock Waste
Several area farmers participated in a cattle feeding seminar at the University of Missouri where the need for research on pollution problems was stressed. Economist Coy McNabb noted research aims to find feasible waste disposal systems for livestock feeders. Attendees included C. W. Caldwell and James V. Worstell of Mexico, Wayne E. Loch of Centralia Route 1, and Jim Wells of Middletown.
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University of Missouri
Coy McNabb
C. W. Caldwell
James V. Worstell
Mexico
Wayne E. Loch
Centralia
Jim Wells
Middletown
Jobless Checks Increase Again Across Missouri
The Missouri Division of Employment Security reports January unemployment insurance payments at 9,200,498, a 49.1 percent rise from January last year and 31 percent above December 1970. Director Herman Julien notes Mexico payments reached 54,000.22.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Division of Employment Security
Herman Julien
Missouri
Mexico
Senator Opposes Illinois Airport Near St Louis
Mayor A J Cervantes said he will meet with Senator Stuart Symington in Washington on February 24 to discuss Symingtons opposition to a proposed commercial airport in the Illinois portion of the St Louis metropolitan area. Cervantes says the airport would not benefit St Louis or Missouri and that Lambert-St Louis Municipal Airport is being dried up by reduced major airline investment. He views the Washington meeting as a chance to argue for the new airport.
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FBNDD
Bureau
House Crime Committee
National Institute of Mental Health
United States
Justice Department
Kerness
Bruce Brennan
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Intercept
Custom Bureau
ST. Louis
A. J. Cervantes
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Washington
Symington
Illinois
Cervantes
Richard B. Ogilvie
East Side
St.Louis
Missouri
Chairmen Named For Heart Fund Drive in Audrain County
Local chairs named for the 1971 Audrain County Heart Fund Drive led by Mrs. Billy D. Potts. Campaigns start February 21 in Mexico with Anna Mc Farland Pauline Forgy of Vandalia chairing Farber Laddonia chairs Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hays in Laddonia Rush Hill chair Mrs Hazel Riley Martinsburg chair and Miss Carl Diemeke chair in Martinsburg Benton City chair Mrs Gene Clark Thompson chair Max Berrey. County goal is 8000 dollars with gifts to Mexico P O Box 303 or Rosalie Mudd at Commerce Bank of Mexico. Memorials or other contributions may be mailed to County collector Leo Erdel at the Audrain County courthouse. Funds support equipment for Audrain Medical Center ICU. Hearts fund workers will contact residents Feb 21 through Feb 28.
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Audrain County Heart Fund
Billy D. Potts
Audrain County Heart Drive
Hazel Riley
Rush Hill
Carl Diemeke
Martinsburg
Benton City
DeBakey urges increased federal funding for heart research
Dr. Michael DeBakey, pioneer heart surgeon from Baylor, urged stronger federal support for heart disease research during a talk at the University of Missouri Columbia. He critiqued tax allocations, noting $400 of every $1,000 goes to defense and 90 cents to heart research, while more than a million die annually from heart disease.
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Columbia, Mo
Michael DeBakey
DeBakey
Baylor University
Houston
Tex
University of Missouri - Columbia
Three Killed in Bethany Highway Crash Involving California Family
A California family returning from a funeral collided head on with a Washington man’s car on U S 69 nine miles south of Bethany. James Loder 36 and daughter Jeri Lynn 19 of Maysville Oklahoma died in the Loder car along with Claude Lavanway 19 of Aberdeen Washington. Two Lavanway siblings and their mother were injured. Russel, a soldier in Germany, was mentioned.
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Bethany
California
James Arless Loder
Jeri Lynn Loder
Maysville
Oklo
Claude Joseph Lavanway
Aberdeen
Wash
Vivienne Lavanway
Naomi Williams
San Diego
Calif
Russel
Germany
Janesville
Wis
Highway Patrol
Loder
U.S. 69
Lavanway
Jury Convicts Carthage Man Over Show Horse Death
A Johnson County jury awarded Drew Hartnett of Salina Kansas $1 in damages for the death of his five gaited gelding Admiral after a 16 hour transport from Fort Worth to Sedalia in 1965. Hartnett may seek a new trial. his attorney Eugene Hackler called the verdict puzzling but noted it found negligence by the handler W E Gault near Lenexa.
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Clathe
Kan
Drew Hartnett
Salina
Hartnett
Admiral
Fort Worth
Tex
Sedalia
W.E Gault
Lenexa
Johnson County
Eugene Hackler
Olathe
Mexicana Ledger Publication and subscription rates
The Mexicana Ledger on 300 N Washington St Mexico Missouri publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Postal terms show subscriptions by mail in Audrain and neighboring counties at various yearly rates, with special military rates and office hours listed.
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Washington St
Mexico
Cartier
Audrain
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